This page lists the new features and known issues in each Lightbuild release. To get started with Lightbuild, see Get started with Lightbuild. To report a bug, file an issue.
Lightbuild 0.0.30 (October 2026)
Lightbuild 0.0.30 is the first public preview release of Lightbuild.
Supported
Lightbuild 0.0.30 supports the following:
- Declarative YAML build configuration for app and library modules, including local and instrumented tests
- Kotlin and Jetpack Compose support by default
- Creating, building, running, testing, and debugging projects in Android Studio Canary
- Building, testing, and querying projects, and resolving dependencies, with the Lightbuild CLI
- KSP code generators, such as Moshi and Room
- Protocol Buffers code generation for Java and Kotlin
- Libraries that support Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP), such as Koin and Ktor
- Password-protected Maven repositories
- Resolved dependencies in
resolved.depsfiles that you check in to version control
Not supported
Lightbuild 0.0.30 doesn't support the following:
- Version catalogs and convention plugins
- Custom plugins
- Product flavors (use separate app modules instead)
- Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP) modules
- Proxy servers for downloading dependencies
- Kotlin DSL and Lightbuild modules in the same project